Monahan will also continue to make appearances on the EyeOpener and take on additional news responsibilities.

After several months on the sidelines, viewer favorite Cindy Fitzgibbon is returning to Boston television. Fitzgibbon started Monday at Boston's top-rated news powerhouse and joins the station's EyeOpener team at the end of May.

"JC is an extraordinarily talented journalist and was looking for a new challenge. Cindy is someone we long admired as a competitor and was looking for a return to local television after taking six months off to be with her family," said WCVB President and General Manager Bill Fine. "The timing was incredibly fortunate for NewsCenter 5 and Chronicle, as this is a true perfect match in every way, for our viewers, JC and Cindy."

Monahan began working at WCVB in in 2001 and joined New England's No. 1 morning news show in 2004.

"Co-hosting Chronicle was a dream opportunity I couldn't pass," Monahan said. "I'm also excited about a new role in the news department. My career began in news and it's nice to be able to bring it full circle."